The deep cultural cost of reducing British university jobs Universities
In response to the horrific news that expects up to 10,000 imminent losses of jobs in the UK Higher Education Sector (a quarter of the UK universities leading to reduce employees due to budget deficiency, February 1), we write to inform the fact that the article is largely lacking: the degree you bear The topics of the arts and humanity are the weight of these cuts.
While the article produces the loss of nursing cycles at Cardiff University and the closure of chemistry cycles throughout the country, it mentions humanities only once. Last week, ancient history, modern languages, music, religion and theology were at Cardiff University. Not so long ago, topics included English, history, music and theater in Goldsmith, the history of art, music, philosophy and religious studies in Kent UniversityFor example, only two. With every week, more courses and departments in the arts and humanities are cut off.
The end result – along with employee job losses – is an increase in Cold spots All over the country for these issues, with loss of opportunities, potential social mobility, for local students. For future employers, there is a strong group of graduates with Critical thinking and problem solving skills The degrees of arts and human science are offered well and that employers appreciate it very much. For society as a whole, there is a loss Social and cultural and Economic benefits This link with these topics brings. For universities, there is a risk of reputation damage that exacerbates their economic difficulties, which may lead to a comprehensive loss of one of the most valuable assets of the country. It is time to work decisive by the government.
Professor Thea Bittman and Professor Emma Kylie
Participant head, arts and humanities alliance
Certainly, if the university wants to study the overall human experience, instead of being merely an expensive artistic college, it will support the teaching of our past (our ancient history), our beliefs (religion and theology), our modern languages, our modern language, culture (music), and our health (nursing). It will also not combine the topics of STEM in points such as the “Academy of Data Science” (Cardiff University to reduce 400 employees and drop materials including nursing and music, January 28).
The pioneer University of Wales to do so is especially heinous. The university will leave without studying the location of Wales in ancient history, its rich religious heritage, its music, and the location of the Welsh from among other languages. NHS will weaken the land of his birth. It may not seem that some topics contribute a lot to the spreadsheet, but they all contribute to the “university”, as we once understood the word.
Cardiff’s mistake is not that the UK government has caused a catastrophic decrease in the numbers of foreign students, but with cash reserves worth 188 million pounds, the university must ride the storm. If it has discounts, you should do it with caution and protect learning above all. It is also possible that her vice president will not pay several times the salary of her lecturer, but this is a problem that goes beyond Cardiff.
Dr. Ronan McLaveri Hed
Malvern and Resstroshire
I also work at the Great University of Russell where there will be similar levels of discounts in Cardiff. I recently attended a financial symposium explaining this research and discounts in employment: the vice -consultant was nice enough to join a seminar from his chandelier hotel room in India, so it is clear that the cuts do not affect everyone.
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